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The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential five-year, $15.4M firm-fixed-price contract to deliver receiver-transmitter processors for C-130J Super Hercules aircraft deployed in U.S. Air Force operations. The Defense Department said Wednesday that DLA Aviation will obligate the Air Force’s fiscal 2018 working capital funds for the sole-sourced contract. C-130 Hercules is used […] More
At least 2.5K public safety-related agencies across the U.S. have subscribed to a national public safety broadband network established by AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority through a public-private partnership. AT&T said Wednesday the figure reflects a twofold increase in the number of agencies that have adopted FirstNet since July. The company said over 150K […] More
Lockheed Martin has built and shipped a capsule structure for the Orion Exploration Mission-2 spacecraft to NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for final assembly. The company said Tuesday Orion’s pressure vessel is made-up of machined aluminum alloy parts designed to help protect the crew module from harsh conditions in deep space. NASA aims to place astronauts […] More
NASA will host an industry day at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. on Dec. 6 to present technologies from the agency’s satellite servicing projects division. A FedBizOpps notice posted Tuesday says the SSPD event, which is the third that NASA announced for this year, is part of its efforts to help private sector organizations commercialize […] More
The U.S. Air Force has begun to accept bids for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers air support services for joint terminal attack controller training. USAF said in a solicitation notice posted Friday it seeks providers of “realistic” adversary air threats necessary for the military branch to conduct up to 30K sorties a year within the continental U.S., Alaska and […] More
Carahsoft Technology is included on Inc. magazine’s 37th annual list of top U.S. private companies, ranked by overall revenue growth rate in the past three years. Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft and a four-time Wash 100 recipient, said in a statement released Monday the selection of the company for Inc. 5000 ranking was driven by its efforts […] More
The Air Traffic Control Association has recognized Raytheon’s standard terminal automation, modernization and replacement system team for modernizing a system designed to help the Federal Aviation Administration and the Defense Department manage terminal area airspace. Raytheon said Tuesday the STARS team will accept an industry award at the association’s 63rd annual conference. The system is built to transmit […] More
AECOM, HDR and a joint venture of CH2M and B&V have won spots on a one-year, $47.7M contract to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ military construction projects in three foreign countries. Contractors will vie for task orders to provide architect-engineer services at various sites across Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, the Defense Department […] More
COMSAT has tested and implemented its L-band satellite connectivity technology on multiple aerial and maritime platforms for the U.S. government, Satnews reported Tuesday The Wideband Steaming L-Band system is designed to increase the performance of terminals via a communications link from antenna-equipped ground vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft and ground vehicles. WiSL uses an Inmarsat-built space and ground network to help users […] More
NASA has installed atop United Launch Alliance’s Delta 2 rocket a Northrop Grumman-built spacecraft designed to track changes in the Earth’s ground and sea ice, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday. The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite 2 is slated to take off Sept. 15 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the final flight of […] More
The Naval Sea System Command has organized its fourth Small Business Industry Day, which focused on informing industrial small businesses about the command’s programs and requirements. Several U.S. Navy officials and Program Executive Offices on Aug. 21 guided small firms on how to do business with NAVSEA and participate in its procurement processes, the Navy […] More
The U.S. Air Force has received final proposals from companies vying for a potential $16B contract to build the military service’s next trainer aircraft and aims to announce the winning contractor before the end of fiscal 2018, Defense News reported Wednesday. T-X program bidders are the Boeing–Saab alliance, Leonardo DRS and the Lockheed Martin–Korea Aerospace Industries team. The military […] More
